ITALIC HAND

WITH PATTI ADAMS

What you'll learn:

Begin your studies or further your skills in Italic Hand with Patti Adams. This angular hand is a long-loved favorite for its elegance and legibility. A perfect choice for longer passages or mixed with pointed pen scripts. 

  • Construction of the upper and lowercase alphabets
  • The proportions, shapes, counters and branching, and spacing of Italic letterforms
  • Exploration of variations of the letterforms
  • Word and line spacing
  • Exploration of varied proportions and branching

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A diverse hand with many applications and variations!

How this will work:

  • This is a live online group workshop.
  • Live lessons will be recorded and available for replay.
  • You will be able to see a close-up view of the instructor's desk.
  • All handouts, links, and recordings are found in the course portal.
  • Closed captioning in English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Chinese, Japanese (others by request)
  • You will have ongoing access to the Student Art Board, our class forum.
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About Patti:

Patti is a busy calligrapher, living and working in New Orleans. She specializes in a wide array of unique commissions including proclamations and invitations for Mardi Gras, custom lettering for books, gilding projects and book illustration.

She teaches workshops across the country including most recently, at IAMPETH 2022.  She is on the faculty of the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and Loyola University and in her "spare time,” continues her 30 year career as a professional flutist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She lives in the historic Garden District with her musician husband and their two incorrigible doodle doggies, Bijou and Beignet. 

@pattinola